Product Design Lead

Sprout is transforming HR in emerging markets. We believe that the developing world deserves great software too. We are committed to taking care of the dirty work so you and your employees can focus on growing your business. We want to build an HR platform that everyone will use every single day because it can literally change their lives. Your employees' best interest is always our top priority.

For more information, check us out at https://sprout.ph

Responsibilities

DIRECTLY REPORTS TO:

Head of Product

MAIN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:As Product Design Lead, you will be the driver in designing experiences for Sprout’s products. One key aspect of your role is a thorough understanding of the right balance between design, business and customers.

TASKS:

Oversees all areas of design: architecture of layouts, flows and interactions, detailed aesthetics for both written and visual content, usability testing

Establish Sprout’s design standards based on industry best practices

Collaborate on user experience and design planning

Create user interfaces across multiple platforms

Thrive within a data-driven design culture and quickly react to changes and new feature requirements driven by user analytics

Develop and own a design process that enables efficiency/speed and ensures a positive and ever-improving user experience and team culture

Be a thought leader who can take a step back on overarching goals and opportunities, while also acting as a product practitioner who can meticulously work alongside his/her teams with domain knowledge and design prowess

Establish design acceptance criteria for the product, and ensure that the implementation meets design standards.

Play a leadership role in resolving unclear direction or unknown variables

The ability to engage in strategy discussions. Weigh tradeoffs between business, technical, and customer contexts.

Mentoring of designers with less experience to improve their skillset.

Manage the development of team members through dedicated mentorship, or less formal coaching and advice.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS | COMPETENCIES:

Proven leadership in UX and UI design

Expertise in HTML5 and CSS3

In-depth understanding of the entire UX and development process

Familiarity with browser testing and debugging

Strong empathy for customers

Has a good eye for design

Deep understanding of layout aesthetics

Has a track record of being a high achiever

Ability to work in an entrepreneurial environment in a team and individually

Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS